Aurora community greenhouses plan aims to fill gaps in food system

For more than a decade, two city-owned greenhouses in Aurora largely have sat empty. A community group wants to put them to use, with plans to turn the greenhouses into spaces for urban agriculture. A partnership between the city and Food Justice NW Aurora soon could launch an operation that supplies food-producing plant starts and … Read more

The 6 retro holiday homes you can rent in UK – from ex-fuel stations at beach to double decker buses from £78 a night

FANCY a self-catering break in the UK, but with a difference? How about immersing yourself in your favourite decade? 5 The Retro Bungalow in Lancashire transports you back to the 1970sCredit: www.retrobungalow.co.uk There’s a great selection of retro properties out there to choose from, so you can soon be transported to the Disco Dancing Seventies … Read more

Our neighbours want us to rip down two-metre privacy fence – they claim it’s ugly… but it protects us from their CCTV

A COUPLE whose neighbours want to rip down their two-metre privacy fence say it protects them from intrusive CCTV. Disgruntled residents say Michael and Emma Jackson’s structure is badly designed and is out of character with the neighbourhood in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. 1 Michael and Emma Jackson, who live in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, received criticism for the … Read more

Modern-day ‘King Canute’ builds 7ft flood wall protecting £600k home as aerial pics show dry garden surrounded by water

A MAN has been dubbed the modern-day “King Canute” after he built a 7ft wall to protect his £600,000 property from flooding. Retired engineer Nick Lupton, 60, and his wife Anne, 50, live in a converted 17th century house on the banks of the River Severn. 4 A man from Worcestershire has managed to keep … Read more